2010. A Significant Reduction in Empiric Vancomycin Days of Therapy for Suspected MRSA Pneumonia in Adult Non-ICU Patients After Implementation of a Rapid MRSA Nasal PCR Test with Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention

BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), when implicated in respiratory tract infections, can be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The prevalence of severe MRSA pneumonia may be as high as 10%; however, recent evidence suggests that MRSA is much less prevale...

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Autores principales: Markoski, Nikola, Wang, Sheila K, Bertram, Christie, Hoff, Brian M, Sutton, Sarah, Zembower, Teresa, Qi, Chao, Rhodes, Nathaniel J, Scheetz, Marc H, Postelnick, Michael J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809197/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1690

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809197/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1690

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